February 18-24

Bankers in the News

Christopher Kestel, FNBO | Omaha, and Cindy Slykhuis, RVR Bank | Fremont, graduated from Leadership Nebraska’s Class XVII on Feb. 19.
 
Anniversaries:

• Bruce Lux, Five Points Bank | Grand Island, 30 years
• Verdella Vetrovsky, Security First Bank | Beatrice, 55 years
  
• Tim Wojcik, Five Points Bank | Grand Island, 30 years

Bruce Lux

Verdella Vetrovsky

Tim Wojcik

Left to right: Bruce Lux, Verdella Vetrovsky and Tim Wojcik

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Banks in the News

MNB Bank | McCook, and other local businesses helped sponsor the Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation’s “Night on the Hill” fundraiser on Feb. 14.

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Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

• Jenny Steer, CharterWest Bank | Hastings, mortgage loan advisor

 
Promotions:

• Ria Raitt, Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust | Wayne, vice president-marketing
• Shelby Spanel, Nebraska State Bank & Trust Co. | Broken Bow, loan officer

Ria Raitt

Shelby Spanel

Left to right: Ria Raitt and Shelby Spanel

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Retirements

​Teresa Lammers, Cedar Security Bank | Fordyce, retired after 20 years of service with the bank.

Teresa Lammers

Teresa Lammers

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Deaths

Jeanette Schmidt (age 85) | Hastings, passed away on Feb. 22. She had previously worked at City National Bank, now Heritage Bank, in Hastings for 17 years prior to her retirement in 2005.